the global corona crisis you can find more information online at g.w. dot com and on t.w. social media channels. this is the city of many in the state of north rhine-westphalia it's also notice germany's bicycle capital because there are twice as many bikes asked people. to. leave. there's

a huge bicycle rental parking and service garage right at the central train station . it's got room for 3300 bikes very convenient especially for commuters. you can have your cycle repair it serviced or even washed and it's all here. and tourists like me can't even rent a bike to explore the city. limits though was founded 1200 years ago this is where great european history once took place but environmental protection also has a great reputation and is considered a green city sounds like an exciting day to me. i will also spend time in the surrounding area known as many still and will see lots of lovely castles. and visit

a diving park where you can explore and on the water world. also see the spectacular scenery of newfoundland sent in by a viewer. i thought the best place to start my tour was the prominent it's sort of moose just bicycle highway and circles the outskirts of the old town. moonstone may be old but its population is young of the city's 300000 inhabitants 60000 are students nearly everyone here writes a bike cycling paths crisscross the city and the direction of signage is excellent . the community by market in the heart of the old town is considered one of the most beautiful squares in germany the gabled houses date back to the days of the hens at a clique. a splendid example of late gothic architecture

st lumbee at the east church. the town hall was the site of an important event in the 17th century. in recognition of that it was awarded the european heritage label. in the council chamber known as the today i have an appointment with historian funds jules if the cool be. for what happened here in this room in 1648. indeed. took the thought of a piece of westphalia was signed in this room namely the special piece a separate piece between a spanish hapsburgs and the rebellious calvinist northern provinces of the netherlands. let's go over here. we go

behind the barrier. this isn't a picture of a council chamber just as you also see it now and the swearing of the oath of the ratification of the contractual document is in this can't get. to swearing on the bible as you see on the right the dutch are raising their hands to take their oath from where they all look so alike they have the same hairstyle was that usual for the time. if you look closely they do differ of course. the dutch are wearing more mercantile clothing and the spanish or wearing the diplomatic garb of the time . fight but why did that piece mean for europe at that time. the fringe was the 1st completion of the peace of westphalia the great overall peace agreement put an end to the 30 years war. many of spoken of the fact that it was also the birth of international law an essential point was recognition the

absolute guarantee of the independence of sovereign nations. or vision but what was significant about it. would conflict lugosi ations were used to resolve the conflict the scar up there was no ceasefire until this peace agreement was reached. and you could negotiate a peace treaty without that being clear victors and vanquished. that was unique at the time. when the played a big part in that event what does that mean to the minister of modern day. we force a lot about the relevance of events back then to the present day and in my view would boils down to vis that it is possible to resolve conflicts through negotiation instead of violence stop to divide we highlight that central value in the commemorative events that take place every year getting. up. and munster is

offering itself as a place of negotiations for solving conflicts worldwide for how to some extent that has already begun by. well before i hop on my bike again there's still some time for all me to local our viewers those of the capital of europe white want to be there by the way according to a study it's the city with the highest quality of life in south america. welcome you to montevideo the capital of europe walk audience a little white. you know my diego gumbo i'm colombian but moved here 6 years ago because the city is laid back safe and beautiful is not a d.c. mosque that i love to show you around by you're not going to say let's go. and pick some of us were starting out to work on the plaza independencia the city's main

square among the noteworthy buildings here this is the pilot's. last. one till $935.00 it was the tallest building in south america and it's now part of our national heritage but the money on us when i. say there's also the gateway of the citadel which is all that remains of a fortification that protected the city in the colonial era. yes like now it's at the entrance to the old town. to alvey heights up to death stream zone with shops restaurants museums and offices runs right through the old town halls he said your p.c. on one of the dail has a 1000000 and a half resident almost half the population of europe lives with 3 and a half 1000000 inhabitants it's a small country. if this is the plaza much 3 years the oldest plaza in town it's surrounded by

historical buildings such as montevideo cathedrals means the palace is. coming into a most there are also a few market stalls on the square which you can rummage through in the shade of the tree and solicit camilla. to go i'm going to have lunch now musty in a popular and traditional place at the market week alan laughs when i put it. on you almost like that here you find the best your wife has to offer over a sale which it exports all over the world in the highest quality politically that yes i mean. the so many meat is traditionally grilled over an open fire which. it's distinctive flavor it is a kind of any staple sour. taste i guess this is the typical euro why in mixed grill that's. a bit of everything.

to us to see. one flavor you can video is situated on the shore of rio that up a lot but it's what the end has lots of beaches it's one of the loveliest it's policy towards beach. ontario it's titled the album we have a nice long probably not here where the locals can enjoy the beautiful views meet their friends close and drink the national debt precious mind and assume that. one day we'll be in a month a video has the world's longest carnival it lasts 40 days that's acceptable to the participants prepare for it all year long. he'll get several neighborhood has its own group of performers singing about where in particular although montevideo oldest and largest park to watch the group here.

well that's all for now i hope you've enjoyed montevideo and then you come to visit and for now to enjoy the music and. now i'd like to pay a visit to mr cathedral it was built in the 13th century and is a city landmark. building 90 percent of the old town was destroyed during world. too in many large german cities the ruins were replaced by modern buildings after the war but the people who reconstructed there all told at least the part as it once was the cathedral suffered heavy damage but thanks to the determination of the locals it was

reconstructed by 1956 by the way is a catholic bishop. i've been given special permission to go behind the altar to the cathedral it's where the bishop sits journeying mass. time for a coffee break twice a week on wednesdays and saturdays there is a market set up front of the cathedral. you can pick up homey delicacies and organic products much of it comes from the surroundings the moon. which is also worth exploring because there are more than $100.00 castles and palaces of course the best way to do a trip to the countryside is by bike. or

not the region around is so flat you almost run along with no effort. cost of is a typical. a famous german polish was born here about 200 years ago. to herself. she actually read her poems in a small country house lucia 6 kilometers from the casa. we're now entering and that is very private living and work room she called it her snail shell. many of the consuls and palaces the surrounded by most like fishing. castle which dates from the 16th century one of the largest and oldest castles in munster now and. and this is known as the best side of westphalia not kill sion palace of a rock residence. several

of the rooms are open to the public. in other words people starving because not kill palace is also home to a state run technical college. and stand on chance 4500 kilometers of bicycle paths one popular destination is valid golf the horse capital of germany tourists from all over the world come here because it's a center of horse breeding and equestrian sports. some 100000 horses are said to live in munster land more than almost anywhere in europe horses have been bred at the north rhine-westphalia and state stud for nearly 200 years. you can take a tour of the start farm. there are 160 horses in residence used as breeding stock and to train professional writers. but whether

on a horse or a bicycle the best way to explore minister land is in the saddle. and . i've got another appointment now i'm here to meet city councilor much us pick one of his areas of responsibility is sustainability and so naturally he's come to our appointments for bike. pick but how come everyone in the cycle bob isn't tied or leave school cycling. it's just part of the minster lifestyle for everyone from the man to the bishop to city employees rides a bike as far because it's the fastest way to get around here. but what can traffic planners from other places learn from unstuck. and i'm one of would not we have

a wonderful infrastructure for cyclists and it starts with a promise not by careening road around the town. there are a cycling street sent a 400 kilometer network of cycle paths in the months to area and we have to allocate a lot of money to expand the network and that's why the all simple. is also want to words for climate protection and its energy policy what have you done to achieve that and i made that muslims one measure is the change in pension funds for employees and staff in the city of minster if you have a council consciously decided on diesel and c o 2 neutral investment or avoiding child labor avoiding businesses that invest in a moment in order to point the way to climate protection and sustainability know how to cut so that. climate protection has a long tradition in one state since the late 1990 s. when we even had a department in the city administration devoted to the climate and energy and we engage the public in discussions on these issues issues such as wind turbines we

have our own combined cycle power plant and funding programs for solar energy so it is a central focus. is considered a green city how much is that the result of citizen involvement. we're very interested in discussing and even deciding fundamental questions with our citizens that's also because we have a very young city with many university students but also a very committed city which weighs in on many social issues and we're quite proud of that with. you always bike or do you have a car if you have a very rarely i drive less than 5000 kilometers a year thanks for your time. and off we go. well and now we have to go to the wild made sure canada from ottawa was traveling with some friends to newfoundland and has captured his impressions of this green

island in a video here's a weekly view me. my

next stop is ozzy. and in dilip lake in the middle of the city. and here comes my lift it runs on solar power once an hour this gold cross the lake to take passengers to places like this soup i'm going on around trip.

you're a captain but not a typical captain you skipper a solar powered boat is that something you're proud of. and josh mongst when i say i'm proud. mars are among the 1st solar boats in operation. between guns and up there you can see the number of the shipyard gave us a bone almost 01. 1 what happens if the sun fails to shine for a longer period of the boat still operate. as he does when we have a chargeable batteries down the hall. and we have enough power to travel for 3 days with so far that he may i take a turn at the wheel. so here on the lake sure he must i won't have an accident and

i'll be right here. not much can go wrong at this speed. usable sebastian you want to take over and if you want to know i had enough. surrounding the lake is in $1000.00 hectare park green in more ways than one. wealthy on the water a little bit if you're interested in scuba diving in berlin about 40 kilometers. the way from here is a place for you bay have an underwater world forever to. a manmade diving park 120 meters long and 60 meters wide going to and erica in the

heart from one star getting ready to enter the water they have their own equipment but it's possible to rent diving gear and book an introductory course. visibility underwater is 4 to 5 metres. european sturgeon inhabit the park these are about 2 metres in length but they can grow up to 6 made his position and it's a fantastic experience and i'm not afraid of the fish because they don't harm you but they're huge and when you suddenly have a fish swimming below you and the next comes from the side and another comes along above you and sometimes they do actually touching. the india i knew. the couple who swim along st reef like wolves to a temple with columns that are 5 meters tall. in this in

nice event mysterious you feel like an underwater archaeologist the water is slightly murky and then suddenly figures appear out of nowhere else to me. a highlight in the underwater park is a sunken ship it was put here after it was retired from service as a supply vessel. has come on i'm talking you're not see at all. single time for complex or simply to launch as a new surprise around every corner. yes

this is art in new style you can find a sculpture on practically every corner some of them are pretty wild. like the 100 arms of the one. these artworks were installed as part of the ongoing sculpture project moon stakes a bishop. a free app provides more about the sculptures and their creators. as. this art exhibition takes place in public spaces only every 10 years so we can look forward to 2027 here i.e. few impressions of what's going on the city during this event. free to behold and mainly outdoors the last time 35 artists from around the world

exhibited their work in minster was in summer 2017. many public spaces became stages like this one performance art in the historical town hall. in the city's inland harbor from turkey installed an underwater bridge. and on the promenade a fountain with plaster and bronze figures by nicole eisenman from new york. the works were placed all over the city and not always easy to find dark tunnel thermal electric chandelier by bottles from braman. and in a derelict cemetery cameroonian artist and a human being installed his celestial mask. this sort of vent has been down to the minster every 10 years since 977 and some works even get

to stay when it's over. my final stop today is the crew for to take a lively quarter of popular with students i'm going to pop into a quaint traditional restaurant called. regulars can store their personal beer steins by the bar by the way organic beer has been brutal years since 1978 just the place to reflect on my day and when stuff . is somehow both historical and innovative i was able to travel far back in history experience crazy art and get to know some great ideas about the climate protection and the beer is delicious so that it's definitely worth

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